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Antecedents and correlates of sexual behavior among 167 (46% female) adolescents were examined in this multi‐informant longitudinal study. Data were collected at birth through middle adolescence. Data on number of sexual partners and contraception use at age 16 defined sexual abstinence (SAs, n=73), high‐risk sexual behavior (HRTs, n=45) and low‐risk sexual behavior (LRTs, n=49) groups. Moffitt's (1993) antisocial behavior taxonomy, problem behavior theory (Jessor & Jessor, 1977), social control theory (Hierschi), and a biosocial model (Udry, 1988) guided expectations of differential group prediction. Variables from each of three developmental periods (<age 12, ages 12–13, age 16) were significantly associated with sexual behavior groups. The most salient factors that differentiated LRTs from SAs were physical maturation at age 13 and romantic relationship progression and alcohol use at age 16. Romantic relationship progression and drug use at age 16 differentiated HRTs from SAs.

Wir wissen, daß die Grundlagen der seelischen Gesundheit bereits im frühen Kleinkindalter, wenn nicht sogar schon während der Schwangerschaft gelegt werden. Schon früh können belastende Situationen auftreten und die Eltern-Kind-Beziehung schwer beeinträchtigen. Manche Babys schreien ununterbrochen, wollen kein Essen annehmen oder nicht schlafen und fallen später durch besonders aggressives oder hyperaktives Verhalten auf. Solche Störungen können das Kind, die Mutter oder - in den meisten Fällen - beide betreffen. Das Programm ist eine Anleitung für all diejenigen, die mit diesen Familien arbeiten. Es richtet sich an Hebammen, Kinderkrankenschwestern, Sozialarbeiter, Psychologen und Pädagogen in beratender Funktion, Ärzte und Psychotherapeuten.

Although the term attachment disorder is ambiguous, attachment therapies are increasingly used with children who are maltreated, particularly those in foster care or adoptive homes. Some children described as having attachment disorders show extreme disturbances. The needs of these children and their caretakers are real. How to meet their needs is less clear. A number of attachment-based treatment and parenting approaches purport to help children described as attachment disordered. Attachment therapy is a young and diverse field, and the benefits and risks of many treatments remain scientifically undetermined. Controversies have arisen about potentially harmful attachment therapy techniques used by a subset of attachment therapists. In this report, the Task Force reviews the controversy and makes recommendations for assessment, treatment, and practices. The report reflects American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children's (APSAC) position and also was endorsed by the American Psychological Association's Division 37 and the Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment.